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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour

Postgraduate Course: Animal ethics, policy and law (AWAB11022)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
Summary1. Animal Welfare and Ethics
2. Animal Welfare Recommendations and Policy
3. Animal Welfare Legislation, Regulation and Enforcement
4. Global Applications
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Vet Med Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Online Activities 150, Summative Assessment Hours 50, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) 2 essays (40% each) presentation (20%)
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Individual ethical analysis essay (40%)
Group work on policy case study (20%)
Individual legislation assignment (40%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. - understand and discuss the three main ethical theories;
  2. - debate and investigate the relationship between ethics and animal welfare;
  3. - discuss the animal welfare policy and recommendations made by governments and other groups. They will also be able to describe how economics affects animal welfare policy;
  4. - understand concepts of legislation and how it is applied to animals;
  5. - describe the different enforcement methods in worldwide animal use;
    6. - understand how animal welfare science gets translated into policy, recommendations and legislation;
    7. - understand the global applications of animal welfare ethics, policy and law.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAnimal ethics,Policy,Recommendations,Animal law
Contacts
Course organiserDr Fritha Langford
Tel: (0131 6)51 7448
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email:
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